May 3 2022
Luxembourg, 3 May 2022 – Audiences across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland will continue to enjoy their favourite premium content via Sky UK, as the leading pay-TV operator extended multiple transponder contracts with SES. This renewal secures an additional contract backlog of approximately EUR 84 million, building on the EUR 90 million […]
Apr 28 2022
Broadcasting white paper to protect British content by giving public service broadcasters a more flexible remit for the programmes they produce and show. Plans to better protect viewers of video-on-demand services from harmful content with Ofcom to rule on new content standards and given new regulatory powers Government to pursue a change of ownership of […]
Apr 27 2022
Ofcom has today announced the appointment of Michael Lynton as a non-executive director to the Board of Channel 4 for a term of three years, commencing 25th April 2022. ichael is currently Chairman of Snap Inc, a position he has held since 2016 having joined Snap’s Board in 2013. He has also been Chairman of […]
Apr 12 2022
TalkTV to launch in the UK on Monday, April 25 on Sky Channel 526, Virgin Media Channel 627, Freeview Channel 237 and Freesat Channel 217, as well as via connected TV services and smart devices. Piers Morgan Uncensored, the new global show fronted by the former Good Morning Britain presenter, will go to air for […]
Apr 8 2022
Following a Government decision permitting the renewal of multiplex licences up to 2034, the first licence renewals has now taken place. Ofcom has granted the renewal of the licences for Digital 3&4 and SDN, securing the bandwidth for ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 for the next decade. The Digital 3&4 multiplex carries ITV, ITV+1, […]
Mar 28 2022
TalkTV to launch in the UK on Sky, Virgin Media, Freeview and Freesat as well as via connected TV services and smart devices Piers Morgan Uncensored to launch globally on weeknights via TalkTV in the UK, FOX Nation in the US and on Sky News Australia Piers Morgan Uncensored, the new global show fronted by […]
Mar 21 2022
Award-winning commercial broadcaster UKTV today unveiled a new on and off-air identity for its popular premium entertainment channel W. Coinciding with W launching free-to-air, the channel’s new look and feel positions it as the home of genuine human moments, leading with the tagline, “Life Unfiltered”. W’s Head of Marketing, Nick Gilmer, said, “W prides itself […]
Mar 21 2022
Award-winning commercial broadcaster UKTV today announced that it is taking its premium entertainment channel W free-to-air and making it available on its direct-to-consumer video on demand service UKTV Play, in a move that will significantly increase the footprint of W and its programme offering. Launching on Monday 28th March in Freeview slot 25, viewers will […]
Mar 18 2022
Ofcom has today revoked RT’s licence to broadcast in the UK, with immediate effect. We have done so on the basis that we do not consider RT’s licensee, ANO TV Novosti, fit and proper to hold a UK broadcast licence. Today’s decision comes amid 29 ongoing investigations by Ofcom into the due impartiality of RT’s […]
Mar 18 2022
Freeview Play and LG have strengthened their partnership with a new five-year agreement, announced today. This means that all new LG TVs will come with Freeview Play built in as standard. Freeview and LG will also work together on future product updates to continue to innovate the user experience. Freeview Play is the UK’s fastest […]
Mar 14 2022
UKTV’s female-orientated entertainment channel W has received an Ofcom licence to broadcast on Freeview, confirming reports in February that the channel will soon go free-to-air. W has just received a DTPS licence from Ofcom. The licence effectively provides regulatory clearance to launch a service on digital terrestrial TV (Freeview). W already holds a TLCS licence […]
Channel 4 publishes alternative plan to privatisation
Sky UK Renews Capacity with SES
Broadcasting reforms to create new golden age of British TV
New Board appointment for Channel 4
TalkTV to launch in the UK on Monday, April 25
ITV secures long-term Freeview multiplex licenceTalkTV to launch on Monday 25th April 2022
UKTV’s W gets rebrandUKTV takes W free-to-air
Ofcom revokes RT’s broadcast licence
May 5 2022
Channel 4 publishes alternative plan to privatisation
Channel 4 has published what its plan for jobs and programming would have been if it was not being privatised. The government intends to sell off the channel, which is currently owned by the public but funded by advertising. The network has now released details of how it would have planned to move more jobs […]
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By Expat • Channel 4 • Tags: Channel 4, Privatisation